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Bahrain’s King Hamad, backed by crown prince of Abu Dhabi, seeking to unseat prime minister: Report
Jun 06, 2018 02:37Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Ale Khalifa, supported by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Ale Nahyan, is reportedly devising plans to get rid of the kingdom’s long-serving Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Ale Khalifah, and replace him with a member of his inner circle.
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Bahraini courts give prison sentences to dozen anti-regime activists
Jun 03, 2018 10:21Courts in Bahrain have handed down prison sentences to at least 12 anti-regime protesters as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the kingdom.
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Bahrain’s dissolved opposition party offers proposal to end political crisis
Jun 03, 2018 02:53Bahrain’s main Shia opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, which has been dissolved and banned from conducting any activity by the ruling Ale Khalifah regime, has proposed a democracy-based solution to settle the years-long political crisis in the Persian Gulf island country.
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Bahrainis rage at regime after female activists arrested
Jun 02, 2018 09:07Bahrainis have once again rallied against the Aal-e Khalifah regime’s crackdown on activists in the tiny Persian Gulf island State.
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Bahrain sentences six more activists to life imprisonment
May 31, 2018 14:59A court in Bahrain has handed down life sentences to six more activists over their alleged role in a 2014 bombing that hit the flashpoint village of Diraz, the second such verdict in a matter of two days.
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Protesters demand pull-out of US naval forces from Bahrain
May 19, 2018 14:25Thousands of people have staged demonstrations across Bahrain, demanding the immediate withdrawal of American marines from the tiny Persian Gulf island State and closure of the US naval base there.
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Bahraini court jails 115 activists, revokes their citizenship
May 16, 2018 03:40A Bahrain court has sentenced more than a hundred citizens to jail and revoked their nationality as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on the majority community in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Bahrain adopts bill barring members of dissolved groups from contesting elections
May 14, 2018 02:51Bahraini parliament has approved a controversial bill preventing all members of dissolved opposition groups and organizations from running for elections, a fresh step by the small Persian Gulf island country in suppressing the dissent ahead of parliamentary polls this year.
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Bahrain backs Zionist regime's most direct confrontation in Syria
May 11, 2018 03:15Bahrain has expressed support for Zionist regime after Tel Aviv hit dozens of military targets in Syria amid Syrian army advances against Takfiri terrorists and other foreign-backed militants.
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Bahrainis condemn crackdown against Shia scholars
May 05, 2018 04:32Bahrainis have rallied near the capital Manama, condemning the ruling Ale Khalifah regime’s crackdown on Shia scholars, including prominent cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.